There are three Hebrew synonyms: “Selichah,” “Mechilah,” and “Kapparah,” all related to the idea of “forgiveness.” What does each mean? SELICHA usually translated as “forgiveness” is the first step which must be taken if someone has committed a sin, whether it be against G-d or against Man. To ask for […]
3 LEVELS OF FORGIVENESS #FORGIVENESS #ELUL There are three Hebrew synonyms: “Selichah,” “Mechilah,” and “Kapparah,” all related to the idea of “forgiveness.” What does each mean? #SELICHA usually translated as “forgiveness” is the first step which must be taken if someone has committed a sin, whether it be against G-d or against Man. […]
#FORGIVENESS #FORGIVEOTHERS #ELUL I hereby forgive everyone who offended or angered me, or sinned against me (Prayer on Retiring). Since we pray to Gd to forgive our mistakes, certainly we should be willing to forgive others who have offended us. Forgiveness must be more than perfunctory. A man once heard his Rabbi […]
Asking for forgiveness is not an easy task. What did I do that’s so terrible? Why can’t Hashem just forgive me. He can do anything. It takes a definite measure of spiritual sensitivity to realize that what we do wrong (each one of us has a definite idea of what […]
